Eyeliner with application guide cap

ABSTRACT

A cap for eyeliner makeup is disclosed with a guide edge that can be used to apply the eye liner. The cap may include a pliable flap with a guide edge, and a beveled section adjacent to the guide edge, and finger indents to assist in holding and positioning the guide edge. The cap may be used to protect an applicator tip of liquid, gel or pencil eyeliner makeup. A method of using a cap for eyeliner makeup is also disclosed.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is related to and claims priority to non-provisionalpatent application Ser. No. 15/400,075 filed on Jan. 6, 2017 and tonon-provisional patent application Ser. No. 14/675,146 filed on Mar. 31,2015. The aforementioned patent applications are incorporated herein byreference in their entirety.

BACKGROUND 1. Technical Field

This disclosure relates to implements for personal grooming, andspecifically eyeliner containers and implements for applying eyeliner.

2. Background Art

Eyeliner makeup is commonly used to enhance the look of the eyes.Eyeliner makeup can be difficult to apply. One popular style of applyingmakeup is to make a “wing” or “cat-eye” (referred to as a cat-eye) atthe outer edge of each eye. The desired cat-eye look includes a balancedcat-eye at the corner of each eye, with both cat-eyes being about thesame size. Some eyeliner makeup is difficult to remove after it isapplied, and may require makeup removal cream or other methods toremove. If a cat-eye is applied to the face and the user wants to changeit, they may be required to wash off the cat-eye, which might disturbother makeup already applied. An improved method and tool is needed toassist in applying eyeliner with a cat-eye look.

BRIEF SUMMARY

A cap for eyeliner makeup is disclosed. The cap may include an interior,an exterior, an open end, a closed end at an opposite position from theopen end, and a pliable flap extending from the closed end of the caphaving a guide edge, and a bevel contour adjacent to the guide edge.

In some embodiments the guide edge includes a rubberized edge. The capfor the eyeliner makeup may have a longitudinal axis from the open endto the closed end, and the guide edge may be at an angle relative to thelongitudinal axis. The angle of the guide edge relative to thelongitudinal axis may be between about 15 degrees and 90 degrees. Theguide edge may be a substantially straight line.

The cap may include a finger indent on the exterior, which may besubstantially parallel to the guide edge. The cap may also include aninner cap, which may be at least partially within the interior of thecap for the eyeliner makeup. The cap may also have a right side and aleft side, and the guide edge may define a line between the right sideand the left side. The bevel contour may be on the right side of thecap, and the cap may include a second bevel contour on the left side ofthe cap. The cap may also include a first finger indent on the rightside, and a second finger indent opposite the first finger indent on theleft side.

Eyeliner makeup is disclosed including eyeliner makeup with anapplicator tip for applying the eyeliner makeup to a user's face, and acap that may have an interior configured to protect the applicator tip.The cap may also include an exterior configured to be used as a guidefor applying the eyeliner makeup. The exterior may include a guide edgeand a bevel contour adjacent to the guide edge. The eyeliner makeup maybe a liquid eyeliner including a storage area for the liquid eyeliner.The applicator tip may be connected to the storage area so that theliquid eyeliner travels from the storage area to the applicator tip. Theeyeliner makeup may be a pencil eyeliner, and the pencil eyeliner mayhave a pencil tip. The applicator tip may be the pencil tip. Theeyeliner makeup may also be liquid eyeliner or a gel eyeliner, and theapplicator tip may be a brush or a felt tip.

The cap may also include a first finger indent on the right side, and asecond finger indent opposite the first finger indent on the left side.The first finger indent may be substantially parallel to the guide edgeand the second finger indent may be substantially parallel to the guideedge.

A method of applying eyeliner using a liquid eyeliner pen is disclosed.The liquid eyeliner pen may include a storage area for liquid eyeliner,an applicator tip connected to the storage area so that the liquideyeliner travels from the storage area to the applicator tip, and a caphaving an interior configured to protect the applicator tip and preventthe applicator tip from losing moisture. The cap may include an exteriorconfigured to be used as a guide for applying the liquid eyeliner. Theexterior may include a guide edge and a bevel contour adjacent to theguide edge. The method may include the following steps: applying theliquid eyeliner across an upper eyelash line using the applicator tip;holding the cap against a user's face with the guide edge near an outercorner of an eye with the bevel contour against the user's face; andusing the guide edge as the guide for application of the liquid eyelinerto the user's face.

The cap may include a bevel contour as a first contour on the right sideof the cap, and a second contour on the left side of the cap. The capmay include a first finger indent on the right side, and a second fingerindent opposite the first finger indent on the left side. The step ofholding the cap against the user's face may include holding the cap witha first finger on the first finger indent, and a second finger on thesecond finger indent.

The method of applying eyeliner may also include the step of holding thecap against the user's face with the guide near an outer corner of asecond eye with the second contour against the user's face, whileholding the cap with the first finger on the second finger indent andthe second finger on the first finger indent; and the step of using theguide edge as the guide for application of the liquid eyeliner to theuser's face near the second eye.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a side view of an embodiment of an eyeliner makeup with a cap.

FIG. 2 is a side view of an embodiment of an eyeliner makeup with a cap,showing the applicator tip in dotted lines.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a person applying the eyeliner makeupaccording to an example method.

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of another embodiment of the eyeliner makeup.

FIG. 5 is a side view of an embodiment of an eyeliner makeup with a cap.

FIG. 6 is a side view of an embodiment of an eyeliner makeup with a cap.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of an embodiment of an eyeliner makeupalong the line A-A from FIG. 6.

FIG. 8 is a side view of an embodiment of an eyeliner makeup with a cap.

FIG. 9 is an exploded view of an embodiment of an eyeliner makeup with acap.

FIG. 10 is a top view of an embodiment of an eyeliner makeup with a cap.

FIG. 11 is a bottom view of an embodiment of an eyeliner makeup with acap.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Many eyeliners (pens, pencils, and brushes) have a cap that protects thetip of the applicator for the eyeliner makeup and protects the eyelinerproduct. In an example embodiment the cap has features that allow it toalso be used as a guide for applying the eyeliner. The cap may have aguide edge that can be placed against the face next to the eye. In someembodiments the guide edge forms a straight line, and in otherembodiments the guide edge is curved.

Eyeliner may be used to apply a “cat-eye” to the face. The cat-eye canbe formed by making two straight lines that touch at the end, andapplying the eyeliner between the lines. The cat eye may also be madewith one of the lines being straight and one of the lines being curved,or with both of the lines being curved.

FIG. 1, FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 show examples of eyeliner makeup 100 with acap 110. In some embodiments the cap 110 has an inner cap 130 and anouter cap 110. The inner cap 130 may protect the eyeliner applicator.For example if the eyeliner makeup 100 is a liquid eyeliner pen with afelt tip, the inner cap 130 may form a seal with the liquid eyeliner pento prevent the felt tip from drying out. If the eyeliner is a pencil,the inner cap 130 may fit securely on the pencil to protect the tip frombeing broken or damaged. The inner cap 130 and the outer cap 110 may beformed together, or separately and assembled. In some embodiments theouter cap 110 is formed and supplied separately and may be configured tobe placed on the cap of eyeliner makeup 100 from various suppliers. Inthe illustrated example embodiments the outer cap 110 covers all of theinner cap 130. In other embodiments the outer cap 110 may cover only aportion of the inner cap 130, and the outer cap 110 may be permanentlyaffixed or removably fixed to the inner cap 130.

In some embodiments the eyeliner makeup 100 is liquid eyeliner, and adevice includes a storage area 160 for storing the liquid eyeliner. Anapplicator tip 122 may be connected to the liquid eyeliner in thestorage area 160 so that the liquid eyeliner can travel from the storagearea 160 to the applicator tip 122. For example, a wicking material 150may be placed between the stored eyeliner and the applicator tip 122 sothat eyeliner is wicked from the storage area 160 and delivered to theapplicator tip 122.

In the example embodiment of FIG. 4 an applicator support 148 is shown,which assists in supporting the applicator tip 122, and sealing thestorage area 160 with the liquid eyeliner, so that liquid eyeliner canonly leave the storage area 160 through the applicator tip 122.

In some embodiments the outer cap 110 includes a bevel contour 114 onthe exterior of the cap adjacent to a guide edge 112. The cap 110 mayhave a center axis 124 along the center axis of the makeup (along thelength of the makeup or the longitudinal axis). The guide edge 112 mayintersect the center axis of the cap 110 and form a line defined by twopoints along the guide edge. The guide edge 112 may define a right side140 and a left side 141 of the cap 110. The line defined by the twopoints along the guide edge may be at an angle θ relative to the centerline. In an example embodiment the angle θ of the guide edge relative tothe longitudinal axis is between about 15 degrees and 90 degrees. Insome embodiments the angle θ is between 45 degrees and 65 degreesrelative to the longitudinal axis. In some embodiments the angle θ isabout 55 degrees relative to the longitudinal axis.

The cap may have a beveled contour 114 on each side of the guide edge112, one being on the right side 140 as a first bevel contour 142 andthe other on the left side 141 as a second bevel contour 143. Thecontour 114 may be useful to allow the cap to be held comfortablyagainst the face 230 (shown in FIG. 3) next to the outer corner 233 ofthe eye 232. The contour 114 may also serve as a shield to protect theface 230 and prevent eyeliner from being applied in unwanted areas.

The cap may also have a finger indent 120 on the right side 140 as afirst finger indent 144 and on the left side 141 as a second fingerindent 145. The finger indents 120 may be useful to hold the cap 110securely. The finger indents 120 may also be useful to help position thecap 110 as a guide against the face 230. If fingers are consistentlyplaced over the finger indents then the cap may have the same rotationand position each time when the hand is held in the same position. Thefinger indents 120 can be useful in applying a consistent and repeatablelook with eyeliner makeup.

The first and second finger indents 144, 145 may be opposite each otherand may be centered and parallel to the guide edge 112 so that when thefinger indents 144, 145 are held at a level position, the guide edge 112will also be at a level position. In other embodiments the fingerindents 144, 145 are placed at other locations relative to the guideedge 112, and may not be directly opposite each other on the cap 110. Insome embodiments only one finger indent 120 is placed on the exterior ofthe cap 110. In other embodiments no finger indents are on the exteriorof the cap 110.

FIGS. 5-11 shows features of an eyeliner makeup cap according to someembodiments. Some of the elements of the embodiments shown in FIGS. 5-11are already discussed previously and may have the same reference numbersas discussed above. A pliable flap 310 may extend from the closed end324 of the cap. The pliable flap 310 may have a guide edge 112 which maybe a rubberized edge 115. The pliable flap 310 may have a flap length314 that may be between 5 cm and 20 cm. In some embodiments the flaplength 314 is between 10 cm and 15 cm. The flap length 314 may be aboutthe same measurement as an eyeliner width 332. The flap length 314 maybe more or less than the eyeliner width 332. The pliable flap 310 mayhave a flap width 312 where the pliable flap 310 extends from the closedend 324 of the cap 110. The flap width 312 may be sufficient to allowsome bending of the pliable flap 310 when the pliable flap 310 ispressed against a person's face 230, for example near the outer corner233 of an eye 232. In some embodiments the flap width may be between 2cm and 12 cm. In some embodiments the flap width may be between 4 cm and6 cm. The pliable flap 310 may have a flap thickness 316. The flapthickness may be thick enough so that the guide edge 112 can maintain ashape, but thin enough so that the pliable flap 310 can bend to theshape of the face 230 when pressed against the face 230. In someembodiments the pliable flap 310 may have a flap thickness 316 betweenabout 0.4 cm to about 1.6 cm. In some embodiments the pliable flap 310may have a flap thickness 316 between about 0.8 cm to about 1.1 cm.

The pliable flap 310 may be supported by the cap 110, including a flapsupport edge 320. The flap support edge 320 may have a flap supportwidth 323. In some embodiments the flap support width is greater thanthe eyeliner width 332. The cap 110 may include an opening 321 at theclosed end 324. The flap support edge 320 and the pliable flap 310 mayprotrude through the opening 321. The cap may have an open end 326 thatis opposite the closed end 324 and opposite the pliable flap 310. Thepliable flap 310 may be connected to a flap base 311. The cap may beassembled by inserting the pliable flap 310 and the flap base 311 intothe cap 110 so that the pliable flap 310 extends through an opening 321at the closed end 324, and the flap base 311 remains inside the cap 110.An inner cap 310 may be inserted into the cap 110 and the flap base 311may be supported by the inner cap 130. The cap may be formed in otherways including forming the cap as one piece including the pliable flap310.

The eyeliner may be assembled with a storage area 160 connected to anapplicator tip 122. The storage area may be inserted into an eyelinercontainer 330 with an end cap 340. The cap 110 may be placed over theapplicator tip 122. The assembled eyeliner with the cap may have aneyeliner height 328 and a cap height 322. In some embodiments the capheight 322 may be about one-third of the eyeliner height 328. The capheight 322 may be sufficient to cover the applicator tip 122 and toprovide a structure for the user to hold while using the cap 110 as atool to assist in applying the eyeliner makeup.

The guide edge 112 may be a straight edge or a curved edge. If the guideedge 112 is curved, it may have a single gradual curve, or it may havemultiple curves or a pattern. The guide edge 112 may also have a shapeto assist in drawing an image with eyeliner. In some embodiments theguide edge 112 has a rubberized edge 115. The rubberized edge 115 mayassist in forming a crisp line with eyeliner makeup on the face. In someembodiments the outer cap 110 is made from plastic with a rubberizededge 115 applied along the guide edge 112. In other embodiments theexterior of the cap 110 is coated with a rubberized material in part orin whole including along the guide edge 112. The cap 110 may also bemade without a rubberized edge 115.

A method of applying eyeliner may include multiple steps. The examplemethods discussed below may use eyeliner and structures disclosed above,or other eyeliners and other structures. Method steps may include moreor less than the method steps discussed below, and may be carried in thesame order and discussed or in a different order. One example step ofthe method is illustrated in FIG. 3. FIGS. 1-4 may be referenced in thediscussion of example methods of applying eyeliner.

A user may apply eyeliner across the upper eyelash line using anapplicator. The user may hold a device, such as a cap 110 used toprotect the applicator tip, with a guide edge against a user's face 230,with the guide edge 112 near the outer corner 233 of an eye 232. Thedevice may include a bevel contour 114 adjacent to the guide edge 112,and the bevel contour 114 may be placed against the user's face 230. Theguide edge 112 may be used as a guide for application of the liquideyeliner to the user's face 230.

In some embodiments the device has a right side 140 and a left side 141,and there is a first finger indent 144 on the right side 140 and asecond finger indent 145 on the left side 141. A user may user a firstfinger 210 and a second finger 212 (such as a thumb and an index finger)to hold the device against the face 230 of the user. The finger indents144, 145 may allow a user to hold the device securely and in a similarposition each time the device is used to apply eyeliner. The guide edge112 of the device may be at an angle so that when the device is used inone position, eyeliner may be applied at a first angle, and when thedevice is rotated 180 degrees the device may be used to apply eyelinerat a second angle similar to the first angle but substantiallysymmetrical about a center line on the face 230.

The device may be used to apply eyeliner at an angle on the face. Insome embodiments the device guide edge 112 is a substantially straightline, and the device held against the face near the outer corner 233 ofa first eye 232 (such as the left eye) to apply eyeliner in a firststraight line on the face 230 at a first angle. The device may then berotated so that the first finger 210 of the user is on the second fingerindent 145, and the second finger 212 of the user is on the first fingerindent 144. The device may be used to apply eyeliner to the face 230 ofthe user near the outer corner 235 of a second eye 234 (such as a righteye) and apply the eyeliner in a second straight line on the face 230 ofthe user at a second angle that is substantially symmetrical to thefirst straight line. In this way a user may apply eyeliner symmetricallyto their face 230 (or to another person's face) with well-defined edgesof the eyeliner applied to the face if desired.

While the principles of the invention have been made clear inillustrative embodiments, there will be immediately obvious to thoseskilled in the art many modifications of structure, arrangement,proportions, and methods, the elements, materials, and components usedin the practice of the invention, and otherwise, which are particularlyadapted to specific environments and operative requirements withoutdeparting from those principles. The appended claims are intended tocover and embrace any and all such modifications, within the limits onlyof the true spirit and scope of the invention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A cap for eyeliner makeup comprising: aninterior, an exterior, an open end, a closed end at an opposite positionfrom the open end, a pliable flap extending from the closed end of thecap having a guide edge, and a bevel contour adjacent to the guide edge.2. The cap according to claim 1 wherein the guide edge forms a straightline.
 3. The cap according to claim 1 wherein the cap for the eyelinermakeup has a longitudinal axis from the open end to the closed end, andwherein the guide edge is at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis.4. The cap according to claim 3 wherein the angle of the guide edgerelative to the longitudinal axis is between about 15 degrees and 90degrees.
 5. The cap according to claim 3 wherein the angle of the guideedge relative to the longitudinal axis is between about 45 degrees and65 degrees.
 6. The cap according to claim 3 wherein the angle of theguide edge relative to the longitudinal axis is about 55 degrees.
 7. Thecap according to claim 1 further comprising a finger indent on theexterior.
 8. The cap according to claim 7 wherein the finger indent issubstantially parallel to the guide edge.
 9. The cap according to claim1 further comprising an inner cap, wherein the inner cap is at leastpartially within the interior of the cap for the eyeliner makeup. 10.The cap according to claim 1 wherein the cap has a right side and a leftside, and wherein the guide edge defines a line between the right sideand the left side.
 11. The cap according to claim 10 wherein the bevelcontour is on the right side of the cap, and wherein the cap furthercomprises a second bevel contour on the left side of the cap.
 12. Thecap according to claim 10 further comprising a first finger indent onthe right side, and a second finger indent opposite the first fingerindent on the left side.
 13. Eyeliner makeup comprising: eyeliner makeupwith an applicator tip for applying the eyeliner makeup to a user'sface; a cap having an interior configured to protect the applicator tipthe cap further comprising: an exterior, an open end, a closed end at anopposite postion from the open end, a pliable flap extending from theclosed end of the cap having a guide edge, and a bevel contour adjacentto the guide edge.
 14. The eyeliner makeup according to claim 13,wherein the eyeliner makeup is liquid eyeliner, further comprising: astorage area for the liquid eyeliner, where in the applicator tip isconnected to the storage area so that the liquid eyeliner travels fromthe storage area to the applicator tip.
 15. The eyeliner makeupaccording to claim 13, wherein the eyeliner makeup is a pencil eyeliner,and wherein the pencil eyeliner has a pencil tip, and wherein theapplicator tip is the pencil tip.
 16. The eyeliner makeup according toclaim 13, wherein the guide edge is a substantially straight line. 17.The eyeliner makeup according to claim 13 wherein the cap has a rightside and a left side, and wherein the guide edge defines a line betweenthe right side and the left side; wherein the bevel contour is on theright side of the cap, and wherein the cap further comprises a secondbevel contour on the left side of the cap.
 18. The eyeliner makeupaccording to claim 17 further comprising a first finger indent on theright side, and a second finger indent opposite the first finger indenton the left side, wherein the first finger indent is substantiallyparallel to the guide edge and wherein the second finger indent issubstantially parallel to the guide edge.